Let’s play two

”Why not play one game here, play one game at our place?” Brown said Thursday at a Pepsi Arena news conference to promote Saturday’s contest. ”We’ll play twice every year – once in November, once in December. I’ll sign the contract tomorrow. It’s a great game, win, lose or draw. We’ll sell out our place (SEFCU Arena) in 24 hours, and this place will be sold out. Seriously, I think it’s such competitive game with two good teams. Why not?”

Siena athletic director John D’Argenio said he’d have to see the financial details of such a proposal, but the idea ”is not preposterous.”

”Anything that helps elevate the profile of college basketball in this area, we’re always going to take a hard look at it,” D’Argenio said.

Pepsi Arena general manager Bob Belber said between 10,000 and 10,500 tickets have been sold for Saturday’s game. He said the crowd should surpass the Siena-Albany record of 11,797 set on Nov. 21, 2003 and could even be a sellout in the 15,000-seat building.